The Next Step in Social Security’s Ponzi Scheme
by Gary M. Galles, Mises Institute On January 30, Rep. John Larson and 200 Democratic co-sponsors introduced the Social Security 2100 Act. Portrayed as giving retirees long-overdue benefit increases, it ...
Read more.
National Emergency? Which One?
By: Mike Maharrey So, is there a national emergency or no? The president says yes. Congress says no. Here’s the dirty little secret – no matter how things turn out ...
Read more.
Is a Presidential “State of Emergency” Constitutional?
By: KrisAnne Hall My inbox is being inundated with the question de jure: “If President Trump declares a ‘State of Emergency’ to build the wall on the border of Mexico, ...
Read more.
Dear Fellow Peasant
Paul Jacob “A public debate on the merits of a measure can reveal its flaws,” the Bismarck Tribune calmly and reasonably editorialized recently, adding, “and then we have to trust ...
Read more.
Congress Checks the President, But Only Kinda:
By: Michael Boldin In two votes this week, on the war in Yemen and on Emergency Powers – Congress appears to be checking the power of the executive branch. But ...
Read more.
Plunder: An American Way of Life
By: Walter E. Williams Frederic Bastiat, a French economist and member of the French National Assembly, lived from 1801 to 1850. He had great admiration for our country, except for ...
Read more.
Why the “National Public Vote” Scheme is Unconstitutional
By: Rob Natelson The U.S. Supreme Court says each state legislature has “plenary” (complete) power to decide how its state’s presidential electors are chosen. But suppose a state legislature decided ...
Read more.
They’re All to Blame for Massive Federal Spending
Some people want you to believe that President Trump is totally blameless for massive federal spending. We’ve been hammering Trump for out of control spending on his watch just like ...
Read more.
James Madison Won the Shutdown
by Greg Weiner Don’t look now, but even as the punditry complains of peak dysfunction, the Constitutional machinery may actually be creaking back to life. The shutdown imbroglio was Woodrow ...
Read more.
Most People Treat the Constitution Like it’s Only a Suggestion
By: Mike Maharrey The Constitution is really just a series of suggestions. At least that’s how most American treat it. The concept of a “Living Breathing Constitution” is the biggest ...
Read more.